Paul Bloxham

Paul Bloxham is HSBC’s Chief Economist for Australia, New Zealand and Global Commodities and is a Managing Director.

He is chief spokesperson for HSBC on forecasts and trends for the Australian and New Zealand economies and their interaction with global financial markets and international economies and a key spokesperson on HSBC’s unique view on global commodity markets. Paul is a regular commentator on local and international business television and a frequent contributor of opinion editorials to the Australian newspapers.

In 2024, Paul’s team won the Australian Financial Review award for best forecaster of the Australian economy and the RBA and the Focus Economics award for best forecaster for Australia. Other recent awards have included the Focus Economics award for second best forecaster for Australia in 2025, best forecaster for New Zealand in 2023 and the Consensus Economics award for best forecaster for the Australian economy in 2021.

Paul is also an Adjunct Professor at Curtin University. Prior to joining HSBC in 2010, he spent 12 years as an economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia. Paul holds a Master’s degree in public financial policy from the London School of Economics.